Guidebook for Edinburgh
Food Scene
Artisan Roast Bruntsfield
138 Bruntsfield PlGreat coffee.
Machina Espresso
38 W TollcrossBest coffee nearby.
El Cartel
64 Thistle StGreat Mexican food. Small plate dining. Large Tequila selection.
Saboteur
19-20 Teviot PlWonderful Vietnamese food. Decent prices and lovely staff.
Fantastic brunch place... limited seating (but decent turnover - so maybe not too long a wait).
70 locals recommend
Honeycomb & Co.
1 Merchiston PlFantastic brunch place... limited seating (but decent turnover - so maybe not too long a wait).
Excellent coffee and the coconut bread is a bread afternoon snack. Very close to our house. Lovely place to read a book or newspaper.
10 locals recommend
Castello Coffee
7-8 Barclay TerraceExcellent coffee and the coconut bread is a bread afternoon snack. Very close to our house. Lovely place to read a book or newspaper.
Eddie's Seafood Market
7 Roseneath StNot cheap - but incredible fish and crab/lobsters.
Excellent Japanese food very nearby. Consistently highly rated in guides.
69 locals recommend
Harajuku Kitchen - Sushi & Japanese Cuisine
10 Gillespie PlExcellent Japanese food very nearby. Consistently highly rated in guides.
Parks & Nature
Bruntsfield Links
Melville DriveFree pitch&putt golf. Great for picnics.
Great open space. Wonderful for picnics, kids play parks, tennis courts...
615 locals recommend
The Meadows
Melville DriveGreat open space. Wonderful for picnics, kids play parks, tennis courts...
Lots to explore - and paths up to the Old Town. Ross Fountain recently been restored. Reasonable park for young kids at the far west end.
957 locals recommend
Princes Street
Princes StreetLots to explore - and paths up to the Old Town. Ross Fountain recently been restored. Reasonable park for young kids at the far west end.
BMX Track near the Queen's Park (Salisbury Crags). At least one scary crash to be seen per visit..
SKELF Bike Park
Bowmont PlaceBMX Track near the Queen's Park (Salisbury Crags). At least one scary crash to be seen per visit..
Drinks & Nightlife
Montpeliers
159-161 Bruntsfield PlCloisters Bar
26 Brougham StAmazing beers and real ales.
Very, very cool. In a basement, behind a secret door - all part of the charm.
297 locals recommend
Panda & Sons
79 Queen StVery, very cool. In a basement, behind a secret door - all part of the charm.
The Blackbird
37-39 Leven StDecent drinks and food nearby.
Arts & Culture
Free museum. Great for kids activities AND also good for quiet time. Many exhibits on Scotland and the world.
81 locals recommend
National Museum of Scotland station
Free museum. Great for kids activities AND also good for quiet time. Many exhibits on Scotland and the world.
Screen 1 is wonderful. Loads of leg room and comfortable. Other screens much less comfortable. It's the local "independent" cinema.
255 locals recommend
Cameo Picturehouse
38 Home StScreen 1 is wonderful. Loads of leg room and comfortable. Other screens much less comfortable. It's the local "independent" cinema.
Essentials
Margiotta Warrender Park
77 Warrender Park RdMilk. Bread. Emergency coffee and ice cream.
Tesco Metro
Colinton RoadYour nearest Tesco. Has pretty much everything.
Shopping
Lot of unique shops... and can be followed all the way to Morningside - where there's more shops.
22 locals recommend
Bruntsfield Place
Bruntsfield PlaceLot of unique shops... and can be followed all the way to Morningside - where there's more shops.
Amnesty Bookshop Edinburgh
12 Roseneath StGreat little bookshop not far from flat.